Harris Wins First Ever NASCAR Late
Model Feature At West Liberty
Waste Management and Gatorade hosted
the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series presented by Dodge at the West Liberty Raceway
on Saturday night August 3rd as racing returned to the Muscatine
County Fairgrounds.
Young Brian Harris added his name to
the winners list on Saturday night as he scored his first ever NASCAR Late Model
Feature win. Harris piloted his Rocket chassis sponsored by Iowa Illinois Taylor
Insulation to the impressive win leading flag to flag in the main event which
started 29 cars. Harris had the field bunched up on him a couple of times but he
was up to the challenge and was not to be denied on this night. Jeff Bair
advanced all the way from his 20th position start to run a very
impressive second. Steve Johnson ran with the leaders the entire distance in
taking third ahead of point leader Denny Eckrich. Tom Christensen came from 16th
to take the checkers in fifth.
Terry Walker scored the Miller Time
Modified feature win in only his third night out in his new car. Walker has had
a frustrating season but was able to put it all behind him in scoring the win
collecting the Waste Management hardware and the Gatorade Bonus money. Todd
Stoolman ran very strong on Saturday night coming from his fifth row start to
challenge Walker for the win. Stoolman led the 18th lap but Walker
was able to regain the lead in scoring his first win of the season. Stoolman
settled for second ahead of Darrall Brick and Ray Partida.
The Dadco Corp/Parker Stores Pro
Stocks provided the fans with the closest finish of the night. With the laps
winding down Andy Eckrich was closing on race leader Matt (Bones) Bodman. The
two were coming to the checkers with a lapped car in between the two leaders.
The race to the checkers off of turn four was three wide with Bodman on the
outside. Bodman nipped Eckrich by a couple of feet at the checkers to score the
big win. Eckrich settled for second ahead of Jason Gingerich and Chris Simpson.
Larry Benn drove his Chevy Monte
Carlo to the non-stop Hobby Stock feature win. Benn led flag to flag taking the
Gatorade win over Davey Elliott and Jared Collins.
The Mississippi Valley Car club was
in town for a reunion on Saturday and a few of the old timers brought their cars
to the track and put on a couple of 8 lap feature events. Terry Mattly took the
win in the Vintage Coupe race over Jim Thurston. The Nostalgic Late Model
feature win went to Craig Stepanek over Jamie Huff.
NASCAR Weekly Racing Series action
presented by Dodge will continue on Saturday, August 10th at the West
Liberty Raceway with race time slated for 7 p.m.
Race Results West Liberty Raceway
8-3-02
Iowa Illinois Taylor Insulation
Late Models
Heat 1
1.
21h Brian Harris-Davenport
2.
45 Michael Klinkhammer-West Branch
3.
50 Denny Eckrich-Tiffin
Heat 2
1.
43 Kurt Stewart-Ainsworth
2.
77 Kurt Kile-West Liberty
3.
66 Fred Remley-Blue Grass
Heat 3
1.
88 Kevin Kile-West Liberty
2.
18Z Rusty Zook-Riverside
3.
32 Tom Cannon-Iowa City
Feature
1.
21h Harris
2.
28 Jeff Bair-Solon
3.
77J Steve Johnson-Camanche
4.
50 Eckrich
5.
57 Tom Christensen-West Liberty
6.
32 Cannon
7.
66 Remley
8.
88 Kevin Kile-West Liberty
9.
51 Matt Furman-Iowa City
10.
13K Denny Petersen-Tipton
11.
3t Todd Davis-Iowa City
12.
31b Jason Utter-Columbus Junction
13.
12 Ray Guss Jr.-Milan, IL
14.
8 Sonny Findling-Kirksville, MO
15.
74 Ron Boyse-Kalona
16.
8M Mark Ward-Muscatine
17.
33 Nick Marolf-Moscow
18.
4 Bobby Sexton-West Branch
19.
1M Rob Moss-Iowa City
20.
97 Robert Barnes-Letts
21.
26 Steve Boley-West Liberty
22.
43 Stewart
23.
18Z Zook
24.
77 Kile
25.
31 Brian Morgan-Muscatine
26.
23D Dana Wells-Moscow
27.
26B Wayne Brau-Anawan, IL
28.
7 Andy Nezworski-Buffalo
Miller Time Modifieds
Heat 1
1.
19Terry Lawson-New Liberty
2.
71Z Ray Partida-West Liberty
3.
96 Larry Herring-Lone Tree
Heat 2
1.
9Z Mike Zogg-New Liberty
2.
12 Terry Walker-Riverside
3.
22 Darrall Brick-West Branch
Heat 3
1.
37 Todd Stoolman-West Branch
2.
42 John Brumley-Riverside
3.
16 Ryan Dolan-Lisbon
Feature
1.
12 Walker
2.
37 Stoolman
3.
22 Brick
4.
71Z Partida
5.
2 Jim Vest-Wellman
6.
19 Lawson
7.
9Z Zogg
8.
16 Dolan
9.
17 Steve Stewart-Washington
10.
7 Mike Thomas-West Branch
11.
42 Brumley
12.
45 Steve Kohli-Iowa City
13.
18 Matt Ruess-West Liberty
14.
34 Dave Hemsted-Lone Tree
15.
44 Wade Lee-Muscatine
16.
25 Dustin Lovell-Rochester
17.
D56 Mike Dains-Mechanicsville
18.
9 Dick Steadman-Cedar Rapids
19.
96 Herring
20.
60 Robbie Verbeck-Annawan, IL
21.
5 Denny Poulsen-West Liberty
DADCO Corp./Parker Stores Pro
Stocks
Heat 1
1.
2R Rusty Daufeldt-Blue Grass
2.
3D Dan Lange-Rochester
3.
56 Andy Eckrich-Cosgrove
Heat 2
1.
31 Jeremy Honts-Muscatine
2.
62 Norman Bean-Muscatine
3.
21 Brian VanDusen-Atalissa
Feature
1.
0 Matt Bodman-Muscatine
2.
56 Eckrich
3.
29 Jason Gingerich-West Liberty
4.
32 Chris Simpson-Marion
5.
25 Chad Simpson-Marion
6.
21 VanDusen
7.
7 Dale Franklin-Marion
8.
2R Daufeldt
9.
62 Bean
10.
11 Troy Phillpott-Muscatine
11.
17 Gary Beuter-Tipton
12.
24 Monte Hayden-Wilton
13.
3D Lange
14.
69 John Maher-West Branch
15.
5 Larry McCall-Mechanicsville
16.
31 Honts
17.
36 Justin Gingerich-West Liberty
18.
75 Mike Welsh-Davenport
19.
77 Darren Plett-Donahue
NASCAR Hobby Stocks
Heat 1
1.
2W Roger Whitcomb-Letts
2.
94 Jason Lange-Lisbon
3.
66 Jason Erwin-Muscatine
Heat 2
1.
13 Larry Benn-Dyersville
2.
15 Jared Collins-West Liberty
3.
2b Bill Butteris-Lisbon
Feature
1.
13 Benn
2.
9 Davey Elliott-Moscow
3.
15 Collins
4.
57J JeremieThompson-Ainsworth
5.
0 Stan O’Brien-Muscatine
6.
42V Darrin Voss-Wilton
7.
40 Jake Purdy-West Liberty
8.
20 Dan Albright-Hiawatha
9.
66 Jason Erwin-Muscatine
10.
21 Todd Hansen-Muscatine
11.
2b Butteris
12.
S9 Ron Schreurs-Fruitland
13.
2W Whitcomb
14.
25 Jim Schrier-Washington
15.
99 Jason Speers-Oxford
16.
94 Lange
17.
28 Ed McIntyre-Delhi
18.
D1 Matt Fulton-Muscatine
19.
72 Doug Yates-Monticello
20.
100 David Schrier-Muscatine
Vintage Coupes
1.
Terry Mattly-E. Moline, IL
2.
77 Jim Thurston-West Liberty
3.
46 Larry Driscoll-Muscatine
Nostalgic Late Models
1.
44 Craig Stepanek-Cedar Rapids
2.
49 Jamie Huff-Toddville
3.
42 Tory Roster-Vinton
West Liberty Raceway
8-3-02
By: Jerry Mackey
